Douglas Kelsey

Elected Office

Village President (Mayor)

Villlage of Vermontville, village president from 2004 to 2010. During this time, the village received over two million dollars in grants to improve the infrastructure of the village. Included in the grant was the redevelopment of the downtown business district, Facade grant program, Infrastructure Capacity Enhancement (ICE) adding new watermains to the village. Website: www.vermontville-mi.gov

Summary

I am a high impact executive versed in using advanced and innovative problem solving skills to build collaborative organizations among diverse stakeholder interests. My unflappable good nature, coupled with excellent interpersonal skills and reliability, has enabled me to build community and trust, winning the confidence of those around me. I am seen as an energetic presenter and public speaker commanding respect and buy-in from audiences of all types.

I've worked at all levels of association management, from field staff to CEO. As a result, I've become proficient in the following areas, Budget & Finance, Board & Volunteer Management, HR Issues and Regulations, Public Relations & Marketing, Education & Professional Certification programs.

May 2012Nov 2012

Political Candidate

Kelsey 4 Commissioner

Candidate for the elected office of Eaton County Commissioner, striving to unseat a three-term incumbent. Responsibilities included Marketing, Fundraising, Budgeting and Day-to-Day Campaign activities. Although not successful in winning this election I polled more votes during my campaign than the previous three challengers against this incumbent.

Sep 2004Dec 2011

Owner/Manager

Kelsey Consulting and Management Group, LLC

Owner of a consulting company outsourcing professional association management duties.

Proficient in planning and implementing membership recruitment and retention campaigns. Work with clients to develop member to member recruitment initatives.

Experienced in print and online communications. Instituted critical membership communications for clients including: Website, membership directories, legislative alerts and member magazines/newsletters. Knowledgeable in how to utilize Social Media to convey and enhance and organizations message and image.

Developed membership recruitment programs and trained volunteers in recruitment methods increasing membership by an annual average of 5%

Spearheaded chapter financial recording from a modified cash basis to full accrual method, which benefited budgeting and financial allocation process.

Increased the availability of management level training programs within the chapter as well as supervising the chapters apprentice training program activities.

Worked closely with local, state and federal elected officials to communicate the mission and values of this associations membership.

Developed public relations & media campaign with membership, by hiring a local public relations firm, training key leaders in crisis communications and overseeing the development and implementaion of a television advertising campaign.

Mar 1995Jan 1997

President/CEO

Michigan Home Health Association

CEO of a statewide trade association with an annual operating budget of $400,000 representing over 400 corporate members.In this position I was responsible for the day to day operation of the association including: supervision of professional staff, preparing, implementing and monitoring the annual budget and finances, working with committees, disseminating all communications as well as serving as the chief advocate and spokesperson before regulatory agencies, legislative bodies and state/national organizations.

Led the integration efforts to merge two health care organizations into one with a combined annual budget of over $500,000.Initiated and developed the redesign and restructuring of this new organization to best represent the members.

Revamped and updated out of date personnel policies and rewrote employee job descriptions to reflect work performed by staff.

Implemented the following changes: upgraded office computers and information processing, coordinated the search and selection of a new lobbying firm and established an investment policy for the association, including a process for the selection of an investment firm

Jul 1987Mar 1995

Director of Member Programs

Responsible for the development of membership recruitment and retention programs. Researched, negotiated and implemented all membership service programs designed to retain members and produce non-dues revenue.Supervised the collection of annual dues, the production of the annual membership directory.

Implemented an on-going membership campaign, including the redesign of marketing materials and processes for recruiting new members. Revised and revamped the application to sit for the National Competency Examination.Simplified the recertification process by eliminating unnecessary barriers.

Initiated and designed the office computer system, including the selection of member database and general ledger system.

Recovered $300,000 of escrowed association assets from a previous insurer.

Facilitated the outsourcing of the association’s magazine which freed-up revenues decreased costs and allowed staff to work on other association projects.

Assisted in the planning and on-site supervision of the annual convention with an average attendance of 2000+ people with a 140-booth trade show

Jun 1991Jun 1996

Certificate in Association Management

Six year course of study in association management consisting of independent study capped with one week in class sessions at Notre Dame University. Institute is sponsored by the United States Chamber of Commerce.

Skills

Policy Development and Standard Operating Procedures

Strategic and Mission Planning

Developed and instituted strategic planning initatives for Organizations I represented. Executed long-range and short term goals and strategies to insure successful implementation of the strategic plan.

Leadership

Chief Executive Officer of Three nonprofit organizations. Worked with volunteers in development of leadership skills and volunteer governance.